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Professional climber Sasha DiGiulian has scaled rock faces all over the world, recently making history in Yosemite National Park. She was the first woman to free climb the Platinum Wall trail up the sheer granite face of El Capitan. On today’s episode, Sasha explains the extreme conditions she faced, and why she calls climbing a ‘global language.’ Plus, the latest news headlines: a project piloting universal basic income shows promise in Fresno, and Republicans seem to be rising in the polls in the race for California governor.

NBC’s popular singing competition show “The Voice” spotlights talented singers from across the nation. And this season, the runner-up is from Fresno. On today’s episode, Ralph Edwards recounts his experience singing on national television and working with Snoop Dogg, and he tells us what’s next for his singing career. Plus, he sings a few bars of a popular Christmas song.

From the Greenhorn Mountains east of Delano to Famoso along Highway 99, Poso Creek has been an important part of Kern County history.

This historic Bakersfield hotel was reborn in 2010, and has a colorful history filled with Hollywood celebrities and an eccentric owner who once pointed a "missile" at city hall.

2025 brought us so much news. In this end-of-year episode of Central Valley Daily, the news team looks back at the news that shaped the year and what to expect for the new year. Plus, the latest news headlines: What some new laws will bring in the new year, and new data shows how immigration has changed in California.

Kern County isn't the only one to claim the title, which has been in use for close 90 years.

For years, the City of Fresno has been renovating and expanding Fresno Yosemite International Airport. In the coming weeks, many of those projects will be fully in use – including a brand new terminal and new restaurants. But these projects met some turbulence earlier this year when the federal government threatened to pull funding. KVPR reporter Samantha Rangel talks to us about what happened and what’s next. Plus, the latest news headlines: What to know about California’s new minimum wage; and will Porterville soon have a new library?

Second-born sons of the British aristocracy, who often ran afoul of Victorian-era social standards, known as "remittance men," were among those recruited to settle Kern County's Rosedale Colony.

The Central California Women's Facility is one of the largest prisons housing only women. On today's episode, we revisit our tour of the facility and hear about a unique program: incarcerated people at the prison are running their own newspaper. Two members of the newspaper's team — Amber Bray and Kanoa Harris-Pendang — tell us about how the idea for the newspaper came to be, and how it inspires those who take part in it.

Japanese-American author Mas Masumoto has written over a dozen books. His latest takes on a different angle – and sound. In this encore episode, we revisit a conversation with Mas about the idea behind “Shadow Music” and other work it inspired.